The fall at Ohio State is a special time. School starts in August (at least nowadays it does) and football starts in early September (unless it, too, happens to start in August). Football season is great for Ohio State (see my other posts for more information on that topic), but not just because I love Ohio State football. Football season at Ohio State means a lot of guest speakers come to campus. Maybe I’m attributing too much causation for the abundance of speakers in the fall to football season, but it’s why I’d come if I were in their shoes. In case you think I may be exaggerating, here’s a list of just some of the folks visiting our campus (and, in many cases, the Fisher campus specifically):

That’s just the line-up for the seven days ending Oct. 8th. Throughout the quarter we’ve had the opportunity to hear from many other people, such as Andy Rose (CFO of Worthington Industries), KR Kent (Controller, Americas for Ford), Jim Meeth (Past President of the CFA Society of Columbus), and Danielle Fallon, Tod Schneider, and Bhavik Khothari (all of Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.).

In the interest of keeping this post short, I’ve left out a lot of people who have taken the time to give back to The Ohio State University. Their generosity is greatly appreciated by the students. Getting to hear from people in industry, people who have built successful careers in their fields of interest, is a unique opportunity for us to learn about the opportunities that may be available to us after graduation.

In conclusion, to all of the people who have come to campus to share their experiences with us and to all of the people who are coming later this semester or next, on behalf of all of the SMF students, Thank You.